Success Stories - Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter

Success Stories

Plucky Parker

Groucho Marx (now named Parker) was found as a stray just before Christmas 2025. Since he was not chipped and no one came forward to claim him, he ended up at Animal Services. Other than needing some...

Rockstar Rosebud

Fresa, now Rosebud is a senior chihuahua who was found in Alexandria. At 10 years, she has some typical ailments of a lady of her age but specifically needs care for some severe dental disease...

Avuncular Avida

Fairfax Animal Protection Police found Avita (now Avida) as a stray in September 2024. At eight years of age and a sturdy gal, she was perfectly healthy but perhaps intimidating to potential adopters due to...

Fantabulous Franklin

Saltar (now Franklin) was found near Fairfax Station with a pronounced left hind leg injury. Due to an old fracture that did not heal properly, the growth plate was impacted, resulting in that hind leg...

Settled In Sasha

Sasha was relinquished to the Shelter after a home welfare check showed an unhealthy environment. Luckily for this senior kitty, a hyperthyroid condition was diagnosed and treated while at the Shelter as was some much-needed...

Nothing Puckery about this Pickle!!

Pickle came to the Shelter from an unstable home. Although a stately eight years young, Pickle only needed some dental work (thank you Friends!) before starting his new life! Pickle’s new family can’t say enough...

Snugly Simba

Simba was lovingly taken in as a stray by a young family. However, when they found out pets were not allowed in their complex, they had to make the heartbreaking decision to surrender him to...

Maggie’s Got Moxie!

Maggie (on the right – formerly know as Lorelei) was anonymously left at the Shelter, suffering with a right leg injury that was not healing properly. Unfortunately, her injury required a full leg amputation, that...

Pennywise – Never Pound Foolish!

Pennywise has had a full life’s journey up to this point. He started out as a feral cat in Colorado and was subsequently domesticated. After making his way to Virginia, Pennywise’s owners had to surrender...